这间微型公寓位于一幢曾是护士宿舍的1950年代公寓楼中，该公寓楼坐落于大学园区与新兴创意园区之间。该项目公寓面积28平方米，是对微型住宅设计的又一次探索，旨在引导设计回归住宅的基本需求并将其融入充满活动力的城市氛围中去。

The micro-apartment is sited between a university campus and a burgeoning creative quarter, in a 1950s apartment block of identical studios originally built for nurses’ accommodation. At 28 square metres, the project is yet another iteration in the study of micro apartments epitomised by a return to the fundamentals of dwelling and access to the vibrancy of the city.

▼公寓入口，entrance of the apartment ©Sherman Tan

设计师团队采用了他们擅长的小空间设计策略：扩大空间景深，减少材料种类并采用特殊的表现手法。空间的中景与远景营造出迥然不同的空间氛围。木制家具沿公寓的墙壁从地板延伸到天花板上，木板与凹凸不平砖墙的相接处经过细致的打磨而完美相切。公寓内原有的内墙被拆除，而后嵌入4.5米长的钢梁承载上方的压力。钢梁被吊起，穿过门并部分嵌入隔断墙中。这些横梁可以实现不同空间的自由布局，将北面的光线最大程度地引入室内，同时实现空气对流。

▼门厅地板抬高隐藏管道设备，the raised threshold conceals pipework  ©Sherman Tan

▼钢梁插入墙中， steel beam was inserted walls ©Sherman Tan

We relied on familiar design strategies for small spaces; amplified depth of views, reduced materiality, and monumental expression. Framing of intermediate and distant views entwine spaces of high contrasting atmospheres. Joinery extends from wall to wall or floor to ceiling, where the junctions between uneven brick and the edges of ply were painstakingly carved to match. All existing internal walls were demolished and a 4.5 metre long steel beam was inserted to pick up loads from above. Craned up, threaded through the door and keyed into parti walls, the beams allow for the free organisation of elements, maximisation of filtered northern light and through ventilation.

▼木制家具与白色砖墙拼接，wooden furniture jointed with white brick wall ©Sherman Tan